The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-20
CITY NOTES.

sSt9RttY HuTmeT, cuT1uOte ctHuS.
CITY NOTES.
sale in special column.
A passenger car of the Jacksonville,
Tampa & Key West Railroad was badly
scorched and freight car destroyed, by
the fire at Green Cove Springs Friday.
Parties who intend putting in city
water can have it done in a thorough
manner, at low prices. by Griffin & Par
ker, who employ only competent men,
Messsrs. J. F. Speck & Son have a
large stock of the Fairchild fountain
pens on hand. The pen is made from a
new design, and gives the best possible
service.
The streets were very quiet last night.
In fact, the city has been so quiet all the
week that the police have hardly made
an arrest, and the dollar and costs" has
not been heard in the land.
"A "big Ingun brave" sitting near the
old fort at st. Augustine dressed in
linen buster and high top boots, with a
red blanket wrapped about his broad
shoulders, presents at least a peculiar
picture.
Yesterday was comparatively a pretty
day, the wind not being so high or cold
- the past few days. There was con-
siderable shopping done by the ladies,
and the day was fairly good Saturday
for business.
Mr.. F. C. Cochrane is laid up with n
sprained ankle, which was hurt during
the match game of baseball ON Thursday
afternoon last. The ankle is very pain
full, and win confine Mr.. Cochrane to the
house for several days.
A new post-office has been established
in Marion county, on the Florida South
ern Railroad, to be known as Mcintosh.
The new Office is situated about midway
between Lochiel and Boardman, and in
the midst of a fourishing community.
Mr.. J. +. Thompson, successor to E.
r. Farrar & Co., has a new advertise
ment to-day of his furniture house. He
carries a good stock of all goods in his
line and he sells at very short profits.
Read the advertisement and give him a
call.
The railway postal clerks on the
Palatka and Barlow divisions will con-
tinue weighing all mail matter to and in
Guiding March 29th, after which time the
weighing win be discontinued, by order
Of B. NJ. Turner. Superintendent of the
Railway Mail Service.
The walters concert at the Putnam
House last night, provedt o be very en-
tertaing affair, and was attended by n
arge number of the que SITS. After the
concert the guests took charge of the di-
ming room and INDUCED in tripping the
light fantastic" for short while.
The Weekly TaHahassean, with it's
issue Of last week, began its seventh
volume. Mr.. Mcleod, the editor and
proprietor, can be congratulated on the
success of his handsome and lively
paper. The Tdllahdssean is justly
popular among its patrons, and it has an
exceedingly bright future before it.
Mingo Richardson, a negro wanted at
San Mateo for some offense, was arrested
in st. Augustine day or two ago by
Mr.. Robert Payne. the detective in the
employ of the railroads centering here
Yesterday the negro was brought to
PAlatka and turned over to Marshal
Manucy, who has been on the lookout
for him for some time. and he will be
carried to San Meteo and given a hearing
probably tomorrow.
The repairs at the post-office are now
about completed. and the new boxes are
all in place, With the new addition,
there are now more than Ave hundred
lock boxes, and 50 arranged that they af-
ford the greatest convenience to the pub
lie. The once wears quite . metropoli-
tan air, and will compare favorably in
the way Of appointments and conve-
nisnces with those Of larger cities. The
bulk Of mail i very large and the only
wonder is that the limited number OF
clerks handle it with 30 few mistakes.
The new spring and summer good,
shown by the Palatka merchants are
very beautiful and choice, and goods OF
al styles and grades are ON the shelves
in TIE greatest quantity. Palatka is one
Of the BEST markets. in the State for shop
ping. or for buying goods by wholesale
and the people about this section have
long known Of that fact, and govern
themselves accordingly. Every weel
large numbers Of people come to the city
fron the surrounding country to do their
shopping, and they leave perfectly sat
is6ed with the bargains the merchant